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Mahindra's CEO, Pawan Goenka, is convinced that the Indian carmaker's plan to launch SsangYong subsidiary models in the States will prove to be a success.The program is awaiting the final green light by the board and it will be at that time that Mahindra will decide which SsangYong models to sell in America.Obviously the main candidates are...

The new SsangYong Rexton, which in Korea is named G4 Rexton, is ready to debut on international markets such as Great Britain, Bulgaria, Peru, Vietnam, New Zealand, Hungary, Chile and also Italy.The SUV has recently been showcased in UK for the 27th edition of the Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials, where the Rexton Trans Eurasia Trail...

At a recent Board meeting at the Seoul headquarters, the SsangYong top managers discussed about the debut in the US market, which will come to fruition by 2020, thanks to the collaboration with the Indian owner Mahindra, which manages a 72% stake of the Korean brand.SsangYong's US debut will coincide with the planned launch of a fully electric...

SsangYong is already working on the development of a hybrid plug-in variant of the next generation of the Korando SUV that will be in production in the second half of 2019.The model will be aesthetically inspired by the SIV-2 concept on display at the Geneva Motor Show last year.The new Korando and the plug-in version will be assembled at the...

Taking advantage of GM Korea's difficulties, the only brand to record downward sales, SsangYong has become the third major Korean carmaker behind Hyundai and Kia. It happened in September and is the first time it happens.The SUV manufacturer, whose majority share is owned by the Indian Mahindra, has sold 9,465 units and, thanks to the 3,70...

SsangYong closes a good September in term of global sales.The Korean carmaker recorded registrations up 8.4% over the same month of 2016, totalling 13,168 units, of which 9,465 in the domestic market (+ 18%) and 3,703 abroad (-10%).To support SsangYong's positive performance is above all the new generation of the Rexton SUV that in Korea is...

SsangYong seeks for the third time to relaunch its position in the Brazilian market after the previous unlucky periods of 1995/1998 and 2001/2015, ending with a total of just over 16,000 vehicles sold.The Korean carmaker is now relying on the local JLJ group, which will deal with import, marketing, distribution and after-sales operations after...